Wondering where the hell we went? 14 Months ago, the Beer Blotter team visited Asheville, North Carolina with a dream of starting a brewery. After spending a few days here – we knew it had to be. The plan to launch Burial Beer Co in Asheville in 2013 began. So Jess, Doug, Tim (and our […]
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Note: if this is your first time reading The Homebrewer’s Brain, please check this articlefor a background on what we are doing here In my opinion, most beer styles of English origin have been vastly improved by “new world” brewers (there are obvious exceptions). By which I mean, ‘Merica is better. It should be said […]
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It seems to me that a lot of homebrewers stay away from using 6-row barley as a base-malt, but the question is, do they know why? There seems to be a near ubiquitous lack of knowledge as to the attributes of 6-row. Yes, American 2-row, Maris Otter and Pilsner malts (all of the 2-row spec.) […]
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Note: if this is your first time reading The Homebrewer’s Brain, please check this article for a background on what we are doing here. I have been asked by a friend to brew a beer inspired by San Diego for an upcoming event. I didn’t have to think for more than…hmmm…a half second about […]
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Note: if this is your first time reading The Homebrewer’s Brain, please check this article for a background on what we are doing here. I’m a really big fan of saisons and due to that fact I end up brewing them often. Sometimes, believe it or not, I brew what I want to drink. I […]
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Hey, remember us? Yeah, we’ve been busy… babies, too many hours on the clock, building business plans, blah, blah, blah. The fact that so much time has passed since our last post seriously burrows into our collective psyche. It pains us. But, sometimes life gets in the way. What can you do? Please allow us […]
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I love Deschutes. There is no debating their consistent grasp on NW beer consumers’ hearts. There is no debating my love for all they do, from their incredibly adventurous beer, to their NW-esque graphics, to their amazing pubs in PDX and Bend. Well now they are making short films to promote their beer – […]
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